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Macey Hensley has been named state runner-up in the State FFA Prepared Public Speaking Leadership Development Event. The honor is an impressive accomplishment for Hensley, who is a sophomore. She competed against three seniors in the finals and was among

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The Morris County Commissioner meeting was called to order on Tuesday, May 19th, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Commissioners Jim Barber, David Fox and Wayne Kohler were present. Chelsey Schmidt, County Clerk, and Bill Kassebaum, County Counselor, were present.

72-year old Nick Kovacs biked 600 miles to Council Grove this week to attend the UNBOUND gravel race this weekend.

Nick Kovacs rides 600 miles to Council Grove

When Nick Kovacs arrived in Council Grove Tuesday night, he had not simply driven in for Unbound Gravel. He had ridden his bicycle from southwestern Wisconsin.

UNBOUND gravel 200 map, with bikers coming into town from the north.

UNBOUND Gravel riders to travel through Council Grove Saturday

UNBOUND Gravel riders will travel through Council Grove on Saturday, May 30, with the first riders expected to arrive around 10 or 10:30 a.m., according to the Council Grove Police Department.

Tim Fitzgerald (right), of GoPowerCat.com, was the guest speaker at the Council Grove Rotary Club on Wednesday. Steve White (left) arranged for Fitzgerald’s visit.

Tim Fitzgerald talks K-State athletics, cancer awareness

Tim Fitzgerald, of GoPowerCat. com, and longtime publisher and commentator on Kansas State University athletics, spoke to the Council Grove Rotary Club on Wednesday, offering remarks on prostate cancer awareness, K-State sports and the changing...

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Mark Brooks

Flint Hills test world-class riders

UNBOUND Gravel included several race distances this year, including 25-, 50-, 100-, 200- and 350-mile events.

Daytime family fun planned for July 4

Cooper Blackledge hopes to give area residents something more to do during the daytime hours of the Fourth of July this year.

By Jan Sciacca

Obituaries

Daryl Wayne Lee

Daryl Wayne Lee, 74, of White City, passed away on May 24, 2026 at Via Christi Village in Manhattan, Kansas, after a long illness.

A Celebration of life

A Celebration of Life service for Jack York will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, June 7, at the Dwight Cemetery. Friends and relatives are welcome to join.

Thomas Ernest Alexander

Thomas Ernest Alexander was born December 4, 1945, in Emporia, Kansas to Robert and Georgie (Bolen) Alexander.

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